How do I restore from an email backup?

Note: The email backup link is only applicable to wallets downloaded before version 19.2.1

This guide will help you in restoring your wallet from the e-mail recovery/backup link + password combination. In order to be able to restore your wallet using this guide, you must have the e-mail back-up/recovery link and wallet password.

If you do not have e-mail recovery/back-up link or have lost your password or the password is not working, you can restore the wallet using your 12-word phrase.

Below is a step-by-step guide on restoring the wallet from e-mail recovery link:

1

Download the latest version of Exodus from www.exodus.io/releases/ on the computer you want to restore your Exodus wallet on.

Once Exodus is installed, open it and make sure it shows a $0.00 balance; this is to ensure there are no funds on the wallet.

4

Close Exodus.

5

Open your email and click on your Exodus backup link.

6

Exodus will prompt you for your password, enter the wallet password - you can click on the 'eye' icon on left to reveal the password to ensure it is being entered correctly

7

Wait for 15 - 30 seconds and your blockchain assets will be restored!

If clicking on the e-mail recovery link does not open Exodus or prompt for a password, please follow the below guide:

1

Copy the e-mail recovery link received in your e-mail.

2

Open Exodus and click on the 'restore from backup' link.

3

lick on the 'Backup Link (from email) option - the below pop-up may look different depending on your Operating System, however, the process is the same for all.

4

A box will appear asking you to paste the e-mail recovery link, now paste the e-mail recovery link you copied in the first step and click OK.

5

You will now see a pop-up which says Exodus will restart, click OK.

6

Exodus will now re-open and display the Password entering screen, enter your password and hit Enter. You can click on the 'Eye' icon to reveal what you are entering as a Password to be sure you are entering the correct password.

7

Once you enter the password and it is accepted, allow Exodus 5-10 minutes to restore your wallet. Your wallet is now restored!